Experience of Vulnerable Women Narrated through the Body-Mapping Technique

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15475720
AutoresJacqueline De Souza (0000-0002-6094-6012, Universidade de São Paulo), Carla A Arena Ventura (0000-0003-0379-913X, Universidade de São Paulo), Jordana Luiza Gouvêa de Oliveira (0000-0001-5905-8993, Universidade de São Paulo), Loraine Vivian Gaino (0000-0002-2074-909X, Universidade de São Paulo), Juliana Monteiro (0000-0001-6470-673X, Universidade de São Paulo), Jaqueline L De Oliveira (0000-0003-3699-0280, Universidade de São Paulo, autor de correspondencia), Letícia Yamawaka de Almeida (0000-0002-5192-6052, Universidade de São Paulo), Solina Richter (0000-0002-9826-1430, University of Saskatchewan), Denise Saint Arnault (0000-0002-4436-8347, University of Michigan), Denise Saint-Arnault (University of Michigan)
Año2021
Volumen18
Número24
Páginas13094-13094
Fecha de publicación2021-12-11
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditorialMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph182413094
PMID34948703
OpenAlexW4200197258
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas3
Referencias citadas31

Vulnerable women are considered a priority in public policies and research agendas. It is necessary to understand better the specificities of their daily lives and the meanings they attribute to their experiences, as this undoubtedly contributes to more grounded and culturally appropriate practices. Additionally, innovative techniques in qualitative research are demanded in academia. This narrative research study was carried out with fourteen women from a Brazilian socioeconomically vulnerable neighborhood. We used the body-mapping technique to investigate the experiences of women with mental health disorders or psychosocial distress. The aim was to analyze the self-perception about daily stressors and discuss the feasibility of this technique to facilitate this group's storytelling. Data collection was performed through focus groups, guided by the body-mapping technique steps, and supplemented with individual interviews. Interpersonal conflicts and violence were the main stressors. These strongly impacted the well-being of these women and their children. Some important personal qualities and resilience were identified. Body-mapping played a fundamental role in facilitating storytelling. It amplified the linguistic possibilities for participants to express their feelings and promoted reflections about the present, past, and glimpses into the future

Distress · Feeling · Focus group · Interpersonal communication · Mental health · Narrative · Perception · Photo elicitation · Psychological resilience · Psychosocial · Psychotherapist · Qualitative research · Sociology · Storytelling · Stressor · Clinical Psychology · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Participatory Visual Research Methods · Psychology · Resilience and Mental Health · Social Psychology